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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

self-raising flour

Of cause I know what the words flour and self-raising mean, but I am not sure about the meaning of the combination "selfraising-flour". I found the term in an English recipe and at first I thought it would be backing powder but this obviously cannot be the case as backing powder is mentioned in the recipe as well. Who can tell me what the expression means?
  

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uidstr=146 Superfine self raising flour Self raising flour is plain flour with raising agents added . The raising agent in the flour reacts during cooking to produce carbon dioxide and the mixture expands to give a light and airy texture. Because the raising agents are blended with it during manufacture, self raising flour is more convenient to use than plain flour with separate raising agents.

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  • uidstr=146 Superfine self raising flour Self raising flour is plain flour with raising agents added .
  • The raising agent in the flour reacts during cooking to produce carbon dioxide and the mixture expands to give a light and airy texture.
  • Because the raising agents are blended with it during manufacture, self raising flour is more convenient to use than plain flour with separate raising agents.
  • Uses: Self raising flour is used in recipes where the mixture needs to expand on cooking to give a light result, such as cakes and puddings.
  • Self raising flour is also sometimes mixed with plain flour if the amount of raising agent would be too great if self raising flour was used alone.
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search at Yahoo with

"self-raising flour" glossary
or
"self-raising flour" dictionary

 (quotation marks are important)
in order to find glossary pages wrt it, such as this one:

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Hi Anon,

Do you mean "baking powder"?
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Yes, I know this is an English forum and not a cooking class, but as someone who likes to bake, I'd like to offer this anyway. If you can't find self-raising flour, here's a substitution: for 1 cup self-raising flour substitute 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp baking soda.

And please note that this is in addition to any baking powder already in t
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It's actually called self- rising flour, not self-raising flour. It's just another type of flour to cook with, it's used a lot for baking. You can find it at your local grocery store in the spices aisle.
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Actually, it's called both.
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The "self-rising" vs. "self-raising" issue may be another of those US/UK distinctions. I remember using "self-raising" back in the north of England and I have heard "self-rising" here in sunny Ohio.

Siggy
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SiggyThe "self-rising" vs. "self-raising" issue may be another of those US/UK distinctions. I remember using "self-raising" back in the north of England and I have heard "self-rising" here in sunny Ohio.

Siggy

Same here I grew up in the South of England and it was known has self -raising and still is so my family tells me and I brought s
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0Hi, the term "self-raising flour" is when the flour has been previously mixed with baking powder/soda so often the recipe doesn't need any or as much added baking powder/soda. You can substitute 1 cup of all-purpose flour with 1-2 teaspoons baking powder/soda for every cup of self-raising flour called for in the recipe. 02br
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It's printed on packaging in the UK as 'self-raising', and the call for such flour in a recipe can throw a bit of a spanner in the works if not available to the eager baker abroad. I'm still searching for a reliable combo of plain flour, baking POWDER and /or baking SODA that works. There is a marked difference (between soda and baking powders). Please help if ya can! Trying to make a luscious
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Apparently 1 cup of self-rising flour contains 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and all-purpose flour.

We use it here in the uk when baking cakes.
Saves having to buy and add the baking powder manually.
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